Mars Rover
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NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has found some mysterious rocks (photos)For the past five weeks, Perseverance has been focused primarily on supporting and documenting the flights of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter. But the rover has been doing some science work, too.
By Mike Wall Published
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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity snaps 1st color photo on Red PlanetThe 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper captured its first color photograph on Saturday (April 3), shortly after being lowered to the Martian dirt by the Perseverance rover.
By Mike Wall Published
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Piece of Wright brothers' 1st plane now on MarsFabric from the plane is secured to NASA's experimental Mars helicopter.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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NASA's Perseverance rover deploys wind sensor on MarsNASA's Mars rover Perseverance continues getting up to speed on the Red Planet.
By Mike Wall Published
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NASA rover Perseverance survives death-defying plunge, lands safely on MarsNASA's rhinoceros-size Perseverance rover pulled off the most precise landing in Martian history Thursday (Feb. 18), touching down successfully in Jezero crater.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Watch NASA's Perseverance rover land on MarsFollow along as the Mars rover Perseverance lands on Mars on Feb. 18. Don't miss out on the final 7 minutes of terror.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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NASA's next Mars rover will land in less than 100 daysThe life-hunting Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which launched on July 30, is scheduled to land inside Jezero Crater on the afternoon of Feb. 18, 2021.
By Mike Wall Published
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Why NASA's Mars rover Perseverance will use nuclear power to stay warmA spacecraft is only as strong as its power source, which is why when NASA was designing its Perseverance Mars rover, the agency turned to radioactive plutonium.
By Meghan Bartels Published
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A Martian meteorite is going home, in NASA's Perseverance mission launchLondon's Natural History Museum is sending a piece of a Martian meteorite back to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
